When I was little, my grandfather (who had a big pot belly) would always burp when I poked him in the belly. I could do this ten times in a row and he would burp just as loud each time. I assumed that a person's belly acted as a "burp button" and that people burped automatically when their bellies are poked. I tried it on myself and nothing happened. After repeated attempts and no burps, I began to believe that my body was defective. My parents reassured me that I was healthy and explained (to my disappointment) that my grandfather was only playing along. I don't know why I didn't think to test this out on anybody else before assuming that there was something wrong with me!
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I poked my grandfather in the belly-button he would spit out quarters. — Justin
- i used to believe that if you poked yerr belly button yerr butt would fall off.— jordy
- My brother once told me that if you burp and fart at the same time, you'd explode— Aubrey
- I was told in first grade that if you fart burp and sneeze at the same time you would blow up— bob doodle
- I used to believe that if you held a fart in long enough it would come out as a burp.— Chris
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon